Androstachys

Androstachys johnsonii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Picrodendraceae
Tribus: Picrodendreae
Genus: Androstachys
Species: A. johnsonii

Name

Androstachys Prain, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908(10): 438 (1908), nom. cons.

• Type species: Androstachys johnsonii Prain

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional:Eastern Africa Eswatini, Mozambique, Northern Provinces Regional:Western Indian Oceana Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Prain 1908. in: Diagnoses Africanae XXVI. Bulletin of miscellaneous information (Royal Gardens, Kew) 432–441. BHL

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Androstachys in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Androstachys. Published online. Accessed: May 06 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Androstachys. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 06. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Androstachys. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 May 2025.

Vernacular names

suomi: Mekrussepuut